MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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